sillypunk's review against another edition
3.0
It was okay: http://blogendorff.ghost.io/book-review-the-sword-in-the-stone/
Don't expect any women though.
Don't expect any women though.
annrhub's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
thinkingbookishthoughts's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
meetmeinmalkovich's review against another edition
2.0
Paperbound Book Club April Pick
(we are reading the omnibus, but separating it into each book so I’m reviewing them individually)
This felt very disjointed and all over the place. Parts I wish were more detailed were summed up in a handful of sentences and even the actual pulling of the sword from the stone only took up ten pages at the very end.
I will have a longer review after our discussion today, when I have time to type everything out.
(we are reading the omnibus, but separating it into each book so I’m reviewing them individually)
This felt very disjointed and all over the place. Parts I wish were more detailed were summed up in a handful of sentences and even the actual pulling of the sword from the stone only took up ten pages at the very end.
I will have a longer review after our discussion today, when I have time to type everything out.
obscuredbyclouds's review against another edition
1.0
I hate when I feel like I'm missing something when I read a novel. Although there were brief moments I found charming, mostly in dialogue, overall I found this book meandering and slightly confusing. There is no real plot to speak off, except at the end, but I have no desire to read the other books. I had to force myself to read on, and the humor and oddness of the book was just not enough to hold my attention.
There is nothing really "wrong" with this book, it was just not for me. I was looking for a nice Arthurian saga and I got a "comedy" instead - which I should have figured out before buying it.
There is nothing really "wrong" with this book, it was just not for me. I was looking for a nice Arthurian saga and I got a "comedy" instead - which I should have figured out before buying it.
lsvicente537's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good, I obviously knew the story or King Arthur and the sword and the Stone, but I had never read the whole thing before.
pagesofpins's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the anachronisms White brings to the story, Merlin aging backward and often speaking about modern events/items in the midst Medieval Europe. He tells Arthur's story a several centuries later than Malory, and inserts a great deal of humor and wisdom to the tale. I especially enjoyed that Arthur pulls the sword from the stone with the help/wisdom/strength of all the creatures he's interacted with throughout his adventures, rather than the traditional he-was-born-special Chosen One tale. This king becomes the chosen one by merit and slow progress as much as by birth.
corporalmaladict's review against another edition
4.0
When I picked up H is for Hawk again, I felt like exploring one of the works of T.H. White that I had intended to read ages ago and haven't yet.
I got a lot of really boyish joy out of reading this one, even as I found I could appreciate it differently because of the more historical and social context analysis that I got from H is for Hawk. I'm trying not to look down on myself for having imprinted so early on the conservative British fantasies of knights and hunts and quests and bows and arrows and falconry and chosen-one-ness of surprise royalty.
I didn't realize just how central the stories about being turned into animals were and I have a real soft spot for them. The whole hearted and endlessly curious love and exploration of animals and their relationships to humans and the stories we tell about them and the way we anthropomorphize them in this book is really moving and inspiring.
I definitely recommend this audio book version even if the actor reading it has a little bit of a wet mouth sometimes (which is a personal sensory pet peeve) and some of the voices are too quiet to hear while playing the book over my phone on the highway but I think that's my set up's problem
edit: forgot to mention that the Robin Wood/Hood bits are the BEST and that is the SEXIEST maid marian I have ever encountered in a book 10/10 loved that, totally a sucker for the Merry Men
I got a lot of really boyish joy out of reading this one, even as I found I could appreciate it differently because of the more historical and social context analysis that I got from H is for Hawk. I'm trying not to look down on myself for having imprinted so early on the conservative British fantasies of knights and hunts and quests and bows and arrows and falconry and chosen-one-ness of surprise royalty.
I didn't realize just how central the stories about being turned into animals were and I have a real soft spot for them. The whole hearted and endlessly curious love and exploration of animals and their relationships to humans and the stories we tell about them and the way we anthropomorphize them in this book is really moving and inspiring.
I definitely recommend this audio book version even if the actor reading it has a little bit of a wet mouth sometimes (which is a personal sensory pet peeve) and some of the voices are too quiet to hear while playing the book over my phone on the highway but I think that's my set up's problem
edit: forgot to mention that the Robin Wood/Hood bits are the BEST and that is the SEXIEST maid marian I have ever encountered in a book 10/10 loved that, totally a sucker for the Merry Men